The chat session was homework for Fiona's EAP class, May 26th. Context: the week's topic was Social Change and students had just finished listening to and discussing a lecture about marriage trends and traditions. The assigned task was to find out what qualities are important in a life/marriage partner for other members of your group. The purpose was to be able to report findings to the class the following day.
The task was successfully completed, and along the way there was some interesting extra social interaction too. - a little friction that was subsequently smoothed over! This is a short session. Some groups spent up to two hours chatting, all fulfilled the task successfully. Note that I specified that communication was the objective, not grammatical accuracy. The students really enjoy this social interaction. At the end of the chat text below, please find a record of comments that students made about chat sessions.
Lananh do = female, 18, Vietnamese
Jerry = male, 19, Indonesian
Min = male, 19, Korean lananh do: when?
jerry borneo: wew
Min Sung: yes
Min Sung: first let's do 1 to 6
lananh do: and explain it
Min Sung: and reasons
lananh do: no
Min Sung: ?
lananh do: then we imaging about our future
lananh do: who will we get married?
lananh do: and how
lananh do: ?
lananh do: and when?
Min Sung: first, we have to do
Min Sung: 1 to 6 ok?
lananh do: yah i know
Min Sung: so we're doin it now
jerry borneo: may I ?
Min Sung: yes
Min Sung: go on
Min Sung: 3?
Min Sung: ?
jerry borneo: third. appearence= because its for your parnter until u die right. so u must chose the best of the best.
Min Sung: that's rediculous reason
Min Sung: kkkkkkkkk
jerry borneo: hehehe
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: 4
jerry borneo: forth. intelligence= I dont want have a partner who doesnt know how to cook
Min Sung: cooking and intelligence?
Min Sung: how's it connected?
lananh do: ............
jerry borneo: of course is connect
lananh do: sorry i just dis
Min Sung: intelligence of cooking skill?
jerry borneo: if she idiot how she can cook?
jerry borneo: yeah
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: its alright
Min Sung: 5
lananh do: hihi yes
jerry borneo: fifth. wealth= at least she can earn her money for her self
Min Sung: 6
jerry borneo: maybe she use the money for her own need
Min Sung: stuffs like clothes?
jerry borneo: yup
Min Sung: ok
lananh do: so how about 6
jerry borneo: finally, I think similarity and interst not so important for me because people born with different thinking and different way
jerry borneo: ok thats all
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: now
Min Sung: r u going to be married one day?
jerry borneo: obviously dude
Min Sung: when?
jerry borneo: when I can earn a lot of money
Min Sung: age 28 - 29?
jerry borneo: I'm not sure about the age because we dont know about, how long we can live in this world
lananh do: how will u get married?
Min Sung: how?
jerry borneo: I said "when I can EARN a lot of money"
lananh do: how?
Min Sung: traditionally or modernly?
jerry borneo: both
lananh do: yes it is
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: now is your turn
Min Sung: nono
Min Sung: hav to du it more
Min Sung: for example
jerry borneo: example?
Min Sung: who do u want to marry with?
lananh do: would u ever divorce?
Min Sung: no~
Min Sung: who do u want to marry with?
Min Sung: example in our class?
lananh do: KI
lananh do: hahhaha
Min Sung: ki?
Min Sung: really?
lananh do: i think so
lananh do:
Min Sung: let's wait for jerry's answer
jerry borneo: Emm as long as she is not african people, its gonna be alright with me
lananh do: come on jerry?
jerry borneo: zzzzzzzzz
Min Sung: example please-_-
jerry borneo: emmmm
Min Sung: in our class?
jerry borneo: arghhhhhhhhh
jerry borneo: i dont want to answer that question
jerry borneo: just about race ok
Min Sung: it's our task
jerry borneo: is it?
Min Sung: example please
lananh do: hahaha
jerry borneo: lananh, elen, ki, nan, rachel
Min Sung: c'mmon jerry we don have much time
jerry borneo: satisfied?
Min Sung: lananh?
jerry borneo: thats my answer dude
Min Sung: elen is male;;
lananh do: Min
jerry borneo: ELEN/ELENA
Min Sung: ah;;
Min Sung: then who's lananh?
jerry borneo: NOT Alan >.<
jerry borneo: jessie
Min Sung: ah;; lananh is jessie
jerry borneo: zzzzz
lananh do: why did u make jerry get confusing
Min Sung: ok
lananh do: hehhe
jerry borneo: yeah
Min Sung: kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Min Sung: ok will u ever get divorce?
jerry borneo: u make me confused dude
jerry borneo: no
jerry borneo: i dont want
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: jessie's turn^^
jerry borneo: no
jerry borneo: ITS YOUR TURN MIN
Min Sung: well ok
jerry borneo: jessie's the last victim
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: my turn
jerry borneo: shut up n explain it
Min Sung: first - personality
Min Sung: reason - I want my partner to be considerate person
Min Sung: second - intelligence
Min Sung: reason - I want my partner to be intelligent in living especially in finance
Min Sung: third - appearance
Min Sung: reason - well....every boyz like pretty girlz right? and I'm a boy too
jerry borneo: hahah
jerry borneo: then?
Min Sung: fourth?
jerry borneo: no fifth
Min Sung: stupid;;
jerry borneo: fourth
jerry borneo: hahah
lananh do: 4
Min Sung: fourth - wealth
Min Sung: reason - wealth is important for living comfortably. For children I want my children to study well, I want my families to eat good quality foods to be healthy
Min Sung: ans so on
Min Sung: fifth - similarity of interest
Min Sung: reason - having a partner who has similar interest has some advantages
jerry borneo: 6?
Min Sung: it can make u more closer with your partner,
lananh do: how is 6?
Min Sung: can do sam interesting hobbies for holiday or weekands that are free
Min Sung: and sixth - cooking skill
lananh do: ok
lananh do: whe will do u get married?
Min Sung: reason - I like eating foods. So I want my partner to be good at cooking. Of course I'dd do the dishes
lananh do: and how?
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: definatly I'll get married
Min Sung: maybe between 28-29
Min Sung: how?
jerry borneo: with who?
Min Sung: I want to be married as modernly in the morning ceremony and traditionally in the afternoon ceremony which is common in Korea
Min Sung: and with who?
jerry borneo: yeah
jerry borneo: from our class
Min Sung: The women who I love^-^
jerry borneo: example?
Min Sung: example?
Min Sung: um...roasted jerry?
jerry borneo: zzzz
Min Sung: kidding
jerry borneo: example do u have any feelling with girls in our clas?
Min Sung: have no example ok?
jerry borneo: u have to give an example
jerry borneo: ok?
lananh do: hahhhaa
Min Sung: u didn't give us the example spedificly-_-
Min Sung: specificly
jerry borneo: wew, i already gave u the example up there
Min Sung: so u give us the example specificly
Min Sung: all of them-_-?
lananh do: two bordo boys
lananh do:
Min Sung: wait
jerry borneo: jessie jelek
Min Sung: jelek?
lananh do:
lananh do: come on Min?
Min Sung: whats jelek?
jerry borneo: bad
Min Sung: u know what jessie?
Min Sung: it's not bordo
lananh do: jelek means iam beauty
Min Sung: it's bodoh
Min Sung: ok
lananh do: hahhaa
jerry borneo: yeah2
Min Sung: then jerry picked jessie?
jerry borneo: thats right
lananh do: stupid okboys
jerry borneo: oh god, i hope not
Min Sung: but u just did
jerry borneo: thats just an example minnnnnnn
Min Sung: ok-_-
jerry borneo: so how about u?
Min Sung: u want a partner like jessie?
lananh do:
jerry borneo: why keep repeating that question?
Min Sung: cause u didn't answer
jerry borneo:
lananh do: hey 2 guys
Min Sung: wait
lananh do: stop this problem
Min Sung: just I'm curious k
lananh do: ok come on Min
jerry borneo: this is not problem
jerry borneo: ok min
jerry borneo: give us an example
jerry borneo: hurry up
Min Sung: which example?
Min Sung: ok-_-
Min Sung: damm
jerry borneo: hahaha
Min Sung: paris hilton ok?
jerry borneo: be honest min
lananh do: hahhaha
jerry borneo: not her
jerry borneo: from OUR CLASS
lananh do:
Min Sung: honestly paris hilton lol
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: yeah come on min
Min Sung: As I don't know our classmates girl personalities,
Min Sung: I'll divide it to appearance and personality ok?
jerry borneo: and. . . . . . . . .
jerry borneo: okkk
Min Sung: ok first personality
Min Sung: but...I don know what is exactly our classmates personality is-_-;;
jerry borneo: just say it man
lananh do: Min just chose someone
lananh do: it is example
lananh do: hurry up
lananh do: let me do
jerry borneo: zzzz
jerry borneo: wait lah jessie
Min Sung: -_-ok
Min Sung: then for appearance
lananh do: don't have much time
jerry borneo: have LAH
Min Sung: I like appearance like elena
jerry borneo: why?
Min Sung: big eyez
lananh do: hahhaha
Min Sung: -_-what's so funny?
lananh do: ok 2 bad boy
jerry borneo: LOL!!!
Min Sung: huh?
lananh do: come on and hurry up
Min Sung: ok for personality I dont know
jerry borneo: just chose someone
Min Sung: so I'll say elena ok?
jerry borneo: ok
Min Sung: jessie go
lananh do: ehehhe
jerry borneo: tq for to be honest
lananh do: so last time you told me
lananh do: you was sad cause
lananh do: elena didn't answer your
lananh do: hehehe
Min Sung: that's because
lananh do: i knew it
Min Sung: -_-;;
jerry borneo: LOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!
Min Sung: not sad exactly
jerry borneo: upset?
Min Sung: -_-rubbish;;
lananh do:
jerry borneo: dissapointed?
lananh do: yah
Min Sung: just want to connect with our classmates
Min Sung: cause I dont have my cell phone
Min Sung: ok?
lananh do: MIn said that and upset when she didn't answer
jerry borneo: hahah
Min Sung: Messanger is the only method for me to contact with our classmates
lananh do: lallaa i knew
lananh do: Jerry
jerry borneo: ?
lananh do: we must keep this secret ok
lananh do: ?
lananh do: hahhaa
Min Sung: what's the secret for?
lananh do: Min's secret
Min Sung: ;;;;;;
jerry borneo: i think min brain are boilling now
Min Sung: don't hav to be secret
lananh do: yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
lananh do: Min don't be shy
Min Sung: cause I don't hav and emotional movement for elena ok?
lananh do: it is ok
jerry borneo: jessie shut up and do your TURN !!
lananh do: hahhaa
lananh do: ok
Min Sung: -_-my tolerate is running out
lananh do: let my turn
Min Sung: ah rubbish
jerry borneo: hahah trash
lananh do: 1. personality
lananh do: reason: i want to have a right man
lananh do: 2:intelligent
lananh do: reason: i want my partner to be intelligent for understand all my thinking
lananh do: and in finance
lananh do: 3: similarity and interest
lananh do: reason: if i have a partner same this i ll be more happy and feel more interesting
lananh do: can share our time together
lananh do: 4: appearance
lananh do: reason: same all girls in over the world i want to have my partner must be.................................handsome
lananh do: hehhee......kidding just good_looking
lananh do: 5:wealth
jerry borneo: zzz
lananh do: reason: i want my partner can look after me and my childen well
lananh do: have comfortable life
lananh do: don't worry a lot
lananh do: and have good life for my children in the future
lananh do: 6 health
lananh do: reason: maybe just hope so he can beside with me forever
lananh do: ok.....it's enough
jerry borneo: ok
jerry borneo: min. .
Min Sung: ?
jerry borneo: nothing
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: i'm jst call u
Min Sung: when how who
lananh do: ok
lananh do: when?
lananh do: maybe when i am 26 years old
lananh do: how?
jerry borneo: so old
lananh do: shit
jerry borneo: lol
lananh do: shut up
lananh do: get good job and good boy
lananh do: hahhaa
lananh do: how?
lananh do: i ll have traditionally and modernly
lananh do: it is the common way in vietnam
lananh do: culture
lananh do: who?
jerry borneo: dennis??
lananh do:
jerry borneo: hahahah
jerry borneo: dont be shy jessie
lananh do: a right man
lananh do: i am not shy
lananh do: ok maybe in the future
jerry borneo: ?
lananh do: at the moment i don't know..........maybe justin timberlake
lananh do: yeah yeah
jerry borneo: dreamer. . .
lananh do:
jerry borneo: joke joke
lananh do: .................so?
lananh do: we did it
lananh do: is it finish
Min Sung: not yet
Min Sung: who
lananh do: who?
lananh do: in our class?
lananh do:
Min Sung: yes of course
lananh do: don't get same your way
lananh do:
lananh do: jerry
lananh do: chose for me someone
lananh do: can in our school?
Min Sung: class
jerry borneo: yeah
lananh do: class?
Min Sung: so who?
lananh do: just same type
lananh do: not actually about our boys ok?
Min Sung: whats she talking about
lananh do: i like the boy who is tall
Min Sung: damm alen-_-
lananh do: no
lananh do: ok you
lananh do: Min
lananh do:
Min Sung: yeah!! good choice
lananh do: hahhhaha
Min Sung: but...--
Min Sung: u always hit me
lananh do: alan
lananh do: ha?
Min Sung: T^T
lananh do: hit is it ok
lananh do: not kill ok
Min Sung: -_-;;;;;;;;;;;;
Min Sung: ok..........
lananh do: u still live
Min Sung: yor scary
lananh do:
lananh do: we did it
Min Sung: so alan what?
lananh do: and finish
Min Sung: u were going to say alan what?
jerry borneo: yup
lananh do: not i m going to say alan tall but i don't like his hair style
Min Sung: lol;;
jerry borneo: lol
lananh do: yahhhhhhh
Min Sung: but...
lananh do: what?
Min Sung: he thinks he know a lot about hair fasion;;
Min Sung: thats ashame right?kk
lananh do: ashamed?
lananh do: hehhehe
Min Sung: so tomorrow jerry buys us lunch
lananh do: oklah
jerry borneo: hH?
lananh do: we must have it
jerry borneo: ??
jerry borneo: ME?
Min Sung: u late today
lananh do: of course
jerry borneo: alamak
jerry borneo: okok
Min Sung: jerry
jerry borneo: jessie
Min Sung: I suggest
lananh do:
Min Sung: u sth
jerry borneo: jessie
Min Sung: jerry I suggestu sth
lananh do: yes?
jerry borneo: can u send this chat to viona email?
Min Sung: um;;
lananh do: sorry
lananh do: i can't do it
Min Sung: I thought we haad to copy it?
lananh do: cause i don't know
jerry borneo: y
lananh do: so you or min ok?
Min Sung: um we have to send as e-mail?
jerry borneo: yeah
lananh do: just me a little girl in our group
Min Sung: ah i didn't know that
lananh do: pls
jerry borneo: just one of us ''
lananh do: yes just one of us
Min Sung: wasnt it yor job jerrykkkkkkkkkkkk
jerry borneo: jessie
lananh do: i think jerry
lananh do: he is intelligent
jerry borneo: its your duity to send this email to viona
Min Sung: yeh
lananh do: so jerry do it ok?
Min Sung: ok lah
lananh do: Min
Min Sung: ?
lananh do: who did u vote?
Min Sung: u know who I voter
jerry borneo: jessieeeeeeeeeee
lananh do: i voted for jerry
jerry borneo: zzzzzzzzzz
lananh do: Min?
Min Sung: jerry elected
lananh do: yes
jerry borneo: minnnnn
jerry borneo: i choose min
Min Sung: congratulation
jerry borneo: yyeeeee
lananh do: we also voted for jerry
jerry borneo: zzzzzzzzzz
lananh do: so jerry do it
lananh do: ok
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: jerry~
lananh do: jerry so kind
lananh do: so handsome
Min Sung: I want to suggest u sth
jerry borneo: i dont know viona emai;?
lananh do: so clever
lananh do: Min gives him fiona email
Min Sung: ok wait
jerry borneo: gubrak !!!
lananh do: gubrak?
jerry borneo: (sound i felt down to the floor)
lananh do:
lananh do: you re so kind
lananh do: hihihi
Min Sung: fiona@thekoetsiers.com
jerry borneo:
lananh do: tomorrow we can have a good meal ----
Student comments (from all 14 students)
Positives : fun, useful, social, speaking English
Negatives : slow typing/keyboard skills, internet access issue =2 students, group member unreliable = 2 students were late
to note:
Need clear default plan (e.g.contact by mobile)
Obviously my presence/monitoring makes a difference. Students were reluctant to send me copies of a previous chat session (suspect due to content that was personal and/or inappropriate).
Elena, quietest student, has amazing keyboard skills and was apparently uncharacteristically dominant in the chat! (not above sample)
Sample of authentic student chat session
The chat session was homework for Fiona's EAP class, May 26th. Context: the week's topic was Social Change and students had just finished listening to and discussing a lecture about marriage trends and traditions. The assigned task was to find out what qualities are important in a life/marriage partner for other members of your group. The purpose was to be able to report findings to the class the following day.
The task was successfully completed, and along the way there was some interesting extra social interaction too. - a little friction that was subsequently smoothed over! This is a short session. Some groups spent up to two hours chatting, all fulfilled the task successfully. Note that I specified that communication was the objective, not grammatical accuracy. The students really enjoy this social interaction. At the end of the chat text below, please find a record of comments that students made about chat sessions.
Lananh do = female, 18, Vietnamese
Jerry = male, 19, Indonesian
Min = male, 19, Korean
lananh do: when?
jerry borneo: wew
Min Sung: yes
Min Sung: first let's do 1 to 6
lananh do: and explain it
Min Sung: and reasons
lananh do: no
Min Sung: ?
lananh do: then we imaging about our future
lananh do: who will we get married?
lananh do: and how
lananh do: ?
lananh do: and when?
Min Sung: first, we have to do
Min Sung: 1 to 6 ok?
lananh do: yah i know
Min Sung: so we're doin it now
jerry borneo: may I ?
Min Sung: yes
Min Sung: go on
Min Sung: 3?
Min Sung: ?
jerry borneo: third. appearence= because its for your parnter until u die right. so u must chose the best of the best.
Min Sung: that's rediculous reason
Min Sung: kkkkkkkkk
jerry borneo: hehehe
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: 4
jerry borneo: forth. intelligence= I dont want have a partner who doesnt know how to cook
Min Sung: cooking and intelligence?
Min Sung: how's it connected?
lananh do: ............
jerry borneo: of course is connect
lananh do: sorry i just dis
Min Sung: intelligence of cooking skill?
jerry borneo: if she idiot how she can cook?
jerry borneo: yeah
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: its alright
Min Sung: 5
lananh do: hihi yes
jerry borneo: fifth. wealth= at least she can earn her money for her self
Min Sung: 6
jerry borneo: maybe she use the money for her own need
Min Sung: stuffs like clothes?
jerry borneo: yup
Min Sung: ok
lananh do: so how about 6
jerry borneo: finally, I think similarity and interst not so important for me because people born with different thinking and different way
jerry borneo: ok thats all
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: now
Min Sung: r u going to be married one day?
jerry borneo: obviously dude
Min Sung: when?
jerry borneo: when I can earn a lot of money
Min Sung: age 28 - 29?
jerry borneo: I'm not sure about the age because we dont know about, how long we can live in this world
lananh do: how will u get married?
Min Sung: how?
jerry borneo: I said "when I can EARN a lot of money"
lananh do: how?
Min Sung: traditionally or modernly?
jerry borneo: both
lananh do: yes it is
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: now is your turn
Min Sung: nono
Min Sung: hav to du it more
Min Sung: for example
jerry borneo: example?
Min Sung: who do u want to marry with?
lananh do: would u ever divorce?
Min Sung: no~
Min Sung: who do u want to marry with?
Min Sung: example in our class?
lananh do: KI
lananh do: hahhaha
Min Sung: ki?
Min Sung: really?
lananh do: i think so
lananh do:
Min Sung: let's wait for jerry's answer
jerry borneo: Emm as long as she is not african people, its gonna be alright with me
lananh do: come on jerry?
jerry borneo: zzzzzzzzz
Min Sung: example please-_-
jerry borneo: emmmm
Min Sung: in our class?
jerry borneo: arghhhhhhhhh
jerry borneo: i dont want to answer that question
jerry borneo: just about race ok
Min Sung: it's our task
jerry borneo: is it?
Min Sung: example please
lananh do: hahaha
jerry borneo: lananh, elen, ki, nan, rachel
Min Sung: c'mmon jerry we don have much time
jerry borneo: satisfied?
Min Sung: lananh?
jerry borneo: thats my answer dude
Min Sung: elen is male;;
lananh do: Min
jerry borneo: ELEN/ELENA
Min Sung: ah;;
Min Sung: then who's lananh?
jerry borneo: NOT Alan >.<
jerry borneo: jessie
Min Sung: ah;; lananh is jessie
jerry borneo: zzzzz
lananh do: why did u make jerry get confusing
Min Sung: ok
lananh do: hehhe
jerry borneo: yeah
Min Sung: kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Min Sung: ok will u ever get divorce?
jerry borneo: u make me confused dude
jerry borneo: no
jerry borneo: i dont want
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: jessie's turn^^
jerry borneo: no
jerry borneo: ITS YOUR TURN MIN
Min Sung: well ok
jerry borneo: jessie's the last victim
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: my turn
jerry borneo: shut up n explain it
Min Sung: first - personality
Min Sung: reason - I want my partner to be considerate person
Min Sung: second - intelligence
Min Sung: reason - I want my partner to be intelligent in living especially in finance
Min Sung: third - appearance
Min Sung: reason - well....every boyz like pretty girlz right? and I'm a boy too
jerry borneo: hahah
jerry borneo: then?
Min Sung: fourth?
jerry borneo: no fifth
Min Sung: stupid;;
jerry borneo: fourth
jerry borneo: hahah
lananh do: 4
Min Sung: fourth - wealth
Min Sung: reason - wealth is important for living comfortably. For children I want my children to study well, I want my families to eat good quality foods to be healthy
Min Sung: ans so on
Min Sung: fifth - similarity of interest
Min Sung: reason - having a partner who has similar interest has some advantages
jerry borneo: 6?
Min Sung: it can make u more closer with your partner,
lananh do: how is 6?
Min Sung: can do sam interesting hobbies for holiday or weekands that are free
Min Sung: and sixth - cooking skill
lananh do: ok
lananh do: whe will do u get married?
Min Sung: reason - I like eating foods. So I want my partner to be good at cooking. Of course I'dd do the dishes
lananh do: and how?
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: definatly I'll get married
Min Sung: maybe between 28-29
Min Sung: how?
jerry borneo: with who?
Min Sung: I want to be married as modernly in the morning ceremony and traditionally in the afternoon ceremony which is common in Korea
Min Sung: and with who?
jerry borneo: yeah
jerry borneo: from our class
Min Sung: The women who I love^-^
jerry borneo: example?
Min Sung: example?
Min Sung: um...roasted jerry?
jerry borneo: zzzz
Min Sung: kidding
jerry borneo: example do u have any feelling with girls in our clas?
Min Sung: have no example ok?
jerry borneo: u have to give an example
jerry borneo: ok?
lananh do: hahhhaa
Min Sung: u didn't give us the example spedificly-_-
Min Sung: specificly
jerry borneo: wew, i already gave u the example up there
Min Sung: so u give us the example specificly
Min Sung: all of them-_-?
lananh do: two bordo boys
lananh do:
Min Sung: wait
jerry borneo: jessie jelek
Min Sung: jelek?
lananh do:
lananh do: come on Min?
Min Sung: whats jelek?
jerry borneo: bad
Min Sung: u know what jessie?
Min Sung: it's not bordo
lananh do: jelek means iam beauty
Min Sung: it's bodoh
Min Sung: ok
lananh do: hahhaa
jerry borneo: yeah2
Min Sung: then jerry picked jessie?
jerry borneo: thats right
lananh do: stupid okboys
jerry borneo: oh god, i hope not
Min Sung: but u just did
jerry borneo: thats just an example minnnnnnn
Min Sung: ok-_-
jerry borneo: so how about u?
Min Sung: u want a partner like jessie?
lananh do:
jerry borneo: why keep repeating that question?
Min Sung: cause u didn't answer
jerry borneo:
lananh do: hey 2 guys
Min Sung: wait
lananh do: stop this problem
Min Sung: just I'm curious k
lananh do: ok come on Min
jerry borneo: this is not problem
jerry borneo: ok min
jerry borneo: give us an example
jerry borneo: hurry up
Min Sung: which example?
Min Sung: ok-_-
Min Sung: damm
jerry borneo: hahaha
Min Sung: paris hilton ok?
jerry borneo: be honest min
lananh do: hahhaha
jerry borneo: not her
jerry borneo: from OUR CLASS
lananh do:
Min Sung: honestly paris hilton lol
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: yeah come on min
Min Sung: As I don't know our classmates girl personalities,
Min Sung: I'll divide it to appearance and personality ok?
jerry borneo: and. . . . . . . . .
jerry borneo: okkk
Min Sung: ok first personality
Min Sung: but...I don know what is exactly our classmates personality is-_-;;
jerry borneo: just say it man
lananh do: Min just chose someone
lananh do: it is example
lananh do: hurry up
lananh do: let me do
jerry borneo: zzzz
jerry borneo: wait lah jessie
Min Sung: -_-ok
Min Sung: then for appearance
lananh do: don't have much time
jerry borneo: have LAH
Min Sung: I like appearance like elena
jerry borneo: why?
Min Sung: big eyez
lananh do: hahhaha
Min Sung: -_-what's so funny?
lananh do: ok 2 bad boy
jerry borneo: LOL!!!
Min Sung: huh?
lananh do: come on and hurry up
Min Sung: ok for personality I dont know
jerry borneo: just chose someone
Min Sung: so I'll say elena ok?
jerry borneo: ok
Min Sung: jessie go
lananh do: ehehhe
jerry borneo: tq for to be honest
lananh do: so last time you told me
lananh do: you was sad cause
lananh do: elena didn't answer your
lananh do: hehehe
Min Sung: that's because
lananh do: i knew it
Min Sung: -_-;;
jerry borneo: LOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!
Min Sung: not sad exactly
jerry borneo: upset?
Min Sung: -_-rubbish;;
lananh do:
jerry borneo: dissapointed?
lananh do: yah
Min Sung: just want to connect with our classmates
Min Sung: cause I dont have my cell phone
Min Sung: ok?
lananh do: MIn said that and upset when she didn't answer
jerry borneo: hahah
Min Sung: Messanger is the only method for me to contact with our classmates
lananh do: lallaa i knew
lananh do: Jerry
jerry borneo: ?
lananh do: we must keep this secret ok
lananh do: ?
lananh do: hahhaa
Min Sung: what's the secret for?
lananh do: Min's secret
Min Sung: ;;;;;;
jerry borneo: i think min brain are boilling now
Min Sung: don't hav to be secret
lananh do: yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
lananh do: Min don't be shy
Min Sung: cause I don't hav and emotional movement for elena ok?
lananh do: it is ok
jerry borneo: jessie shut up and do your TURN !!
lananh do: hahhaa
lananh do: ok
Min Sung: -_-my tolerate is running out
lananh do: let my turn
Min Sung: ah rubbish
jerry borneo: hahah trash
lananh do: 1. personality
lananh do: reason: i want to have a right man
lananh do: 2:intelligent
lananh do: reason: i want my partner to be intelligent for understand all my thinking
lananh do: and in finance
lananh do: 3: similarity and interest
lananh do: reason: if i have a partner same this i ll be more happy and feel more interesting
lananh do: can share our time together
lananh do: 4: appearance
lananh do: reason: same all girls in over the world i want to have my partner must be.................................handsome
lananh do: hehhee......kidding just good_looking
lananh do: 5:wealth
jerry borneo: zzz
lananh do: reason: i want my partner can look after me and my childen well
lananh do: have comfortable life
lananh do: don't worry a lot
lananh do: and have good life for my children in the future
lananh do: 6 health
lananh do: reason: maybe just hope so he can beside with me forever
lananh do: ok.....it's enough
jerry borneo: ok
jerry borneo: min. .
Min Sung: ?
jerry borneo: nothing
Min Sung: ok
jerry borneo: i'm jst call u
Min Sung: when how who
lananh do: ok
lananh do: when?
lananh do: maybe when i am 26 years old
lananh do: how?
jerry borneo: so old
lananh do: shit
jerry borneo: lol
lananh do: shut up
lananh do: get good job and good boy
lananh do: hahhaa
lananh do: how?
lananh do: i ll have traditionally and modernly
lananh do: it is the common way in vietnam
lananh do: culture
lananh do: who?
jerry borneo: dennis??
lananh do:
jerry borneo: hahahah
jerry borneo: dont be shy jessie
lananh do: a right man
lananh do: i am not shy
lananh do: ok maybe in the future
jerry borneo: ?
lananh do: at the moment i don't know..........maybe justin timberlake
lananh do: yeah yeah
jerry borneo: dreamer. . .
lananh do:
jerry borneo: joke joke
lananh do: .................so?
lananh do: we did it
lananh do: is it finish
Min Sung: not yet
Min Sung: who
lananh do: who?
lananh do: in our class?
lananh do:
Min Sung: yes of course
lananh do: don't get same your way
lananh do:
lananh do: jerry
lananh do: chose for me someone
lananh do: can in our school?
Min Sung: class
jerry borneo: yeah
lananh do: class?
Min Sung: so who?
lananh do: just same type
lananh do: not actually about our boys ok?
Min Sung: whats she talking about
lananh do: i like the boy who is tall
Min Sung: damm alen-_-
lananh do: no
lananh do: ok you
lananh do: Min
lananh do:
Min Sung: yeah!! good choice
lananh do: hahhhaha
Min Sung: but...--
Min Sung: u always hit me
lananh do: alan
lananh do: ha?
Min Sung: T^T
lananh do: hit is it ok
lananh do: not kill ok
Min Sung: -_-;;;;;;;;;;;;
Min Sung: ok..........
lananh do: u still live
Min Sung: yor scary
lananh do:
lananh do: we did it
Min Sung: so alan what?
lananh do: and finish
Min Sung: u were going to say alan what?
jerry borneo: yup
lananh do: not i m going to say alan tall but i don't like his hair style
Min Sung: lol;;
jerry borneo: lol
lananh do: yahhhhhhh
Min Sung: but...
lananh do: what?
Min Sung: he thinks he know a lot about hair fasion;;
Min Sung: thats ashame right?kk
lananh do: ashamed?
lananh do: hehhehe
Min Sung: so tomorrow jerry buys us lunch
lananh do: oklah
jerry borneo: hH?
lananh do: we must have it
jerry borneo: ??
jerry borneo: ME?
Min Sung: u late today
lananh do: of course
jerry borneo: alamak
jerry borneo: okok
Min Sung: jerry
jerry borneo: jessie
Min Sung: I suggest
lananh do:
Min Sung: u sth
jerry borneo: jessie
Min Sung: jerry I suggestu sth
lananh do: yes?
jerry borneo: can u send this chat to viona email?
Min Sung: um;;
lananh do: sorry
lananh do: i can't do it
Min Sung: I thought we haad to copy it?
lananh do: cause i don't know
jerry borneo: y
lananh do: so you or min ok?
Min Sung: um we have to send as e-mail?
jerry borneo: yeah
lananh do: just me a little girl in our group
Min Sung: ah i didn't know that
lananh do: pls
jerry borneo: just one of us ''
lananh do: yes just one of us
Min Sung: wasnt it yor job jerrykkkkkkkkkkkk
jerry borneo: jessie
lananh do: i think jerry
lananh do: he is intelligent
jerry borneo: its your duity to send this email to viona
Min Sung: yeh
lananh do: so jerry do it ok?
Min Sung: ok lah
lananh do: Min
Min Sung: ?
lananh do: who did u vote?
Min Sung: u know who I voter
jerry borneo: jessieeeeeeeeeee
lananh do: i voted for jerry
jerry borneo: zzzzzzzzzz
lananh do: Min?
Min Sung: jerry elected
lananh do: yes
jerry borneo: minnnnn
jerry borneo: i choose min
Min Sung: congratulation
jerry borneo: yyeeeee
lananh do: we also voted for jerry
jerry borneo: zzzzzzzzzz
lananh do: so jerry do it
lananh do: ok
Min Sung: ok
Min Sung: jerry~
lananh do: jerry so kind
lananh do: so handsome
Min Sung: I want to suggest u sth
jerry borneo: i dont know viona emai;?
lananh do: so clever
lananh do: Min gives him fiona email
Min Sung: ok wait
jerry borneo: gubrak !!!
lananh do: gubrak?
jerry borneo: (sound i felt down to the floor)
lananh do:
lananh do: you re so kind
lananh do: hihihi
Min Sung: fiona@thekoetsiers.com
jerry borneo:
lananh do: tomorrow we can have a good meal
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Student comments (from all 14 students)
Positives : fun, useful, social, speaking English
Negatives : slow typing/keyboard skills, internet access issue =2 students, group member unreliable = 2 students were late
to note:
Need clear default plan (e.g.contact by mobile)
Obviously my presence/monitoring makes a difference. Students were reluctant to send me copies of a previous chat session (suspect due to content that was personal and/or inappropriate).
Elena, quietest student, has amazing keyboard skills and was apparently uncharacteristically dominant in the chat! (not above sample)